The conference goes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and focuses on developments in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Abraham Verghese, a Stanford University Medical School professor, will be the keynote speaker. The conference is $125 per person.

The Heart Care: Ask the Experts is a free public event starting at 5:30 p.m. Humor Quest founder Mary Kay Morrison will discuss healthy humor. Dr. John Myers, cardiothoracic surgeon and medical director, will discuss innovations in heart care. The event will end with a question and answer session from the audience with a panel of physicians.